RNC Donors Gather To Hear Trump, Others In Palm Beach, The GOP's 'New Political Power Center'

Miami FL

11 April, 2021

12:32 PM

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CBS Miami April 11, 2021 Donors to the Republican National Committee gathered this weekend for the first time since Donald Trump's defeat just down the road from his Mar-a-Lago home — a sign that the institutions of the party remain centered around the former President. The bulk of the RNC's spring retreat took place a 10-minute drive south of Trump's club, at Palm Beach's Four Seasons resort. There, around 360 donors mingled poolside at the beachfront hotel with Republican officials, including chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and co-chair Tommy Hicks. But on Saturday night, guests will be shuttled up the road to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump will address the retreat behind closed doors. With the party completely out of power in Washington for the first time in four years, GOP donors have been eager to hear from leaders about how Republicans can win back the House and Senate in 2022 and the White House in 2024. But the question of how big a role Trump will and should play in the GOP future looms. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.